Razor



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C. R. BENNETT RAZOR Filed July 24, 1946 IN VEN TOR.

l CHARLES R BENNETT BY Z ATTQRNEYS Patented Nov. 20, 1951 UNITED STATESy PATENT OFFICE* 3 Claims.

jectionable when one wanted to travel with little K or no other luggagethan shaving equipment. When traveling. it is important that the shavingequipment be compact when stored, particularly if one is travelinglightly. Also, in many instances, one might desire to carry his shavingequipment with him and shave at a later time atwhatever place he w-aswhen time and opportunity for shaving presented themselves.

The general object of this invention is to avoid and overcome theforegoing and other disadvantages of known types of razors and toprovide a razor which is characterized by its compaotness when not inuse and by its ease of transportation.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a novel razor of attractiveappearance.

Another object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive sturdyrazor which can be stored in a small space. l

A further object of the invention is to provide a razor unit that can beretracted into its positioning-handle when not in use.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a razor that is easilychanged from an operative position to a collapsed, storage position.

The foregoing, and other objects of the invention, which will be madeapparent as the specification proceeds, are achieved by the provision ofa razor comprising a pair of blade holding means, a pair of spring armsadapted to mount the blade holding means but adapted to permit suchmeans to be placed ush with at least one of the arms, a tubularcontainer, and means slidably mounting one end of each of the arms inthe container for retraction of the arms and blade holding means intothe container and for extension of the arms from the container foroperatively positioning the blade holding means.

Reference now is made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a razor embodyingT the principles of myinvention with the razor in non-operative position and with part of themounting handle removed;

Fig. V2 is an elevation of the razor of Fig. l in its extended position;

Fig. 3 is an elevation .of the razor when in operative position;

4 is a top plan of the razor blade securing unit; and

Fig. .5 is a vertical section on line 5-5 of Figa.

.With regal-cto the dei-.aus of them .mme digI closed in the drawings,there is shown a tubular handle I which is provided with a tubular top 2that is suitably removably engaged with the handle I, as by a singlethread 3. The handle I has an axially directed slot 4 formed thereinwhich slot has a lpin 5 with a head 6 thereon extending through it toengage with a block '1,Which is snugly received in the handle for axialsliding movement therein. A prime feature of the invention is that arazor unit is associated with the block l and dapted to be extended fromthe handle I into its operative position or be retracted into the handleinto non-operative position dependent upon the'position of.` the blocklin the handle. The head 6 and pin 5 are used to slide the block andassociated means in and out of the handle I.

In order to position a razor unit on the handle I, a U-shaped member ofsuitable composition, usually metal, and having two spring arms v8 and9, is secured to the block l, preferably by a screw la, extending intothe inner end of the block 1, since the U-shaped member extends aroundthe block with arms 8 and 9 lying against a pair of opposed attenedsides of the block.

The razor blade I0 of the razor of my invention, is positioned bysuitable means which may comprise a small, nat, rectangular member IIwhich has a hinge eye l2 formed thereon with a. lip I3 extendingtherefrom, and a second small, fiat rectangular member I4 which has apair of hinge eyes `I5 formed thereon. A hinge pintle IS extends throughvthe hinge eyes I2 and I5 with lthe eye I 2 being snugly receivedbetween the eyes I5 to secure the members II and I4 together forrelative pivotal movement therebetween. A V- shaped spring I'I ispositioned between the lip I 3v on the member II and the member I4 asshown in Fig. 4 to urge the members into blade engaging relation. Theblade I0 may be positioned with its inner longitudinal edge against theforward edges of the hinge eyesr I2 and I5.

To secure the razor blade unit to the arms 8 and Q, the member I4 alsohas an axially extendv ing mounting bracket I8 usually formed integrallytherewith and extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. Thebracket I8 has a pin I9 extending through it at each end and one of thepins IS is adapted to be pivotallyA engaged with, or hinged yonbifurcated ends 2l)r of the arm 8 while the other pin I9 is adapted tobe temporarily engaged with bifurcated ends 2I of the arm 9. Thus themember I4 and the means carried thereby are adapted to be securedbetween the ends of the arms 8 and 9 in operative position, or to bedisengaged from the arm 9 at which time the member I4 can be swung down.

to Isuperimposed relation with the arm B.' In fact, the member I4 willusually swing to-,such

superposed position normally by gravity action..

3 The arm 8 may be provided with a flat or straight section 8a in thebifurcated ends thereof to aid in moving the blade engaging unit frominoperative position to operative position as such section 8a willfunction as a stop for pivotal movement of the blade unit.

Fig. l shows that a cap 22, usually made of.

metal, may be secured in the end of the handle I, which handlepreferably is made of a section of tubular plastic material of suitablephysical properties and attractive appearance.

The top 2 likewise may be secured to the handle I by any desired meansand the top is formed of any desired material which might be a plasticor else could be a suitable metal, such as aluminum,'o'r chrome-platedsteel. The top 2 is shown with an integral end section and it is adaptedto be'placed on the handle I'when the razor blade is rwithdrawn into thehandle, or when the arm 9 is disengaged from the member I4. Of course,both the handle I and top 2-could be made with separate or integralclosed end portions, as desired.

The top 2 preferably is made of such length as to receive therein a tube23 which usually carries shaving crea-m so that the shaving unit of theinvention would provide a compact, attractive article that can easily becarried on ones person but still be completely self-sufcient for shavingoperations.

To facilitate carrying the shaving unit in nonoperative position, a clip(not shown) of the kind carried by fountain pens could be positioned onthe handle I or top 2, if desired.

In some instances, one might not require space for carrying shavingcream with the novel shave unit of the invention and in such event, notop, or an abbreviated end cover might be provided for the handle I. Or,the cover could be so formed as to carry a reserve supply of razorblades in it.

' It will be seen that the razor blade positioning members I I and I4can be formed of any suitable material, such as brass, and that thespring I I is provided to urge the members into blade engagingrelationship. The blade Ill can easily be removed by slight pressure onthe lip I3 which will compress the spring and pivot the member II to theposition indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5.-

If desired, small protuberances could be formed on members I I or I 4 tomate with complementary recesses, or holes in the blade to lock it inposition with relation to such members.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that a very attractive razordevice is provided, which razor can easily be moved from operative tononoperative positions and that, when in inoperative position, is verycompact.` It also is so designed as to form an easily carried article,that is selfsuicient for shaving purposes.

It also should be noted that in some instances, it might be desired tomake the razor of the invention Without the retractability feature sothat the blade holding members would be moved to a position superposedon the arm 8 and the top placed over the inoperative razor unit tofacilitate its transportation.

While one presently preferred embodiment of the invention has beenillustrated and described herein in detail, it will be realized that thescope of the invention is not limited thereto or thereby, but is denedby the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A shaving article comprising a blade positioning device, spring armsengaged with the end imposed position with relation to the other of saidspring arms, said spring arms being adapted to be superimposed whendisengaged from said device, a tubular container having a longitudinallyextending slot therein, a block slidably received in said container,means securing the remaining end of each of said spring arms permanentlyto said block, and means engaged with said block and extending throughsaid slot in said container for moving saidblock axially of saidcontainer, said slot being of such length that said last named means canmove said spring arms and device to an inoperative position com-4pletely within said container or to a position out side' of saidcontainer whereat said device can be moved to operative association withsaidarms.

2. A shaving article comprising a blade positioning device, spring armsengaged withV the portions of said device spaced from the ends thereof,one end of one or" said spring arms being removably engaged with saiddevice and the same end of the other of said spring arms being perma-lnently pivotally engaged with said device so that said device can bedisengaged from one of said spring arms and swung into a superimposedposition with relation tothe other of said spring arms, said last namedspring arm having an end portion thereof extending therefromsubstantially normally to the remainder of said arm, said arm endportion forming a stop to limit pivotal movement of said device awayfrom such arm with which it can be superimposed, said spring arms beingadapted to be superimposed when disengaged from said device and beingconnected by a base section spaced from the ends thereof engaged withsaid blade positioning device to form a U-shaped member, a tubularcontainer having a longitudinally extending slot therein, a blockslidably received in said container and having opposed flat sideportions, said U-shape'd member extending around said block with saidarms lying against the flattened sides of same and being snugly receivedin said container, but with the said ends thereof adjacent said bladepositioning device being adapted to` extend from said container, meanssecuring the base of said U-shaped member to said block, and meansengaged with said block and extending through said slot in saidcontainer for moving said block axially of said container, said Aslotbeing of such length that said last named means can move said springarms and device to an inoperative position completely within saidcontainer or to a position outside of said container whereat said devicecan be moved to operative association with said arms.

3. A shaving article comprising a blade positioning device, spring armsengaged with the end portions of said device, one end of one of said,vspring arms being removably engaged with said device and the same end'ofthe other of said spring arms being pivotally engaged with said deviceso that said device can be disengaged from one of said spring 'arms andswung into a superimposed position with relation to the other of' saidspring arms, said spring arms being adaptedl to be superimposed whendisengaged from said device, a tubular container havingalongitudinallyextending slot therein, a-fsupporting member slidably received in saidcontainer and snugly engaged with opposed portions of same, meanssecuring parts of the said spring arms spaced from the blade positioningdevice at all times to said member, and means engaged with said memberand extending through said slot in said container for moving said memberaxially of said container, said slot being of such length that said lastnamed means can move said spring arms and device to an inoperativeposition completely within said container or to a position outside ofsaid container whereat said device can be moved to operative associationwith said arms, said supporting member having opposed flattened sideportions spaced from the said mem- 15 21336-536 6 ber, said spring armslying against the nattened side portions of said member.

CHARLES R. BENNETT.

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